Some of his most notable theatrical productions include: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Wonderful Town, Auntie Mame, Redhead, Chicago, On The Twentieth Century, and Sweeney Todd.
[2] His notable film productions include: Mame, Voyage of the Damned, The Boys from Brazil, and The Shining.
Fryer spent the bulk of his childhood in Cleveland, Ohio, where his mother raised him and his sister, Eleanor (later Massell).
Fryer graduated from Case Western Reserve University, and served in the Army during World War II.
[1] After the War, Robert worked in New York City as an assistant to the producer of the Old Vic season at the Century Theatre.